One of the most interesting things in the history of Jackson Heights is that it is there that the game Scrabble got its start. A sign on Jackson Heights’ 35th Avenue paid tribute to this until 2008, when it was taken down without warning. Both the Landmarks Preservation Committee of Jackson Heights and the Transportation Department claimed to have had no official records of the sign’s being put up. But the community was not about to go down without a fight. After submitting a request for legislation authorizing the re-institution of the sign, Jackson Heights finally got permission to get back its sign and the pride attached to it.
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